Ian Nyberg
Cincinnati,OH
Summary
Results-driven project manager with expertise in data analysis, KPI development, and change management. Proven track record in coaching leaders to drive cultural change and operational efficiency.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
DeWolff, Boberg & Associates
Cincinnati, Ohio
07.2025 - Current
- Analyze, understand, and align with clients on the business problems they want to resolve to achieve their long term goals
- Evaluate financial gain as a result of coaching and improvements.
- Coach and develop leaders in varies departments and levels of an organization (i.e. Plant Managers, Managers, Supervisors)
- Coach and guide leaders to understand risks to executing their plans based on both tactical and behavioral opportunities.
- Prepared detailed reports outlining findings and recommendations for clients.
- Installed an Agile Scrum Process to assist client in accelerating improvements
- Manage a team of up to 7 consultants with varying experience and skillsets
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance project delivery efficiency.
Senior Consultant
DeWolff, Boberg & Associates
Cincinnati, Ohio
07.2022 - 07.2025
- Work with frontline leaders to understand chronic issues, root causes, and identify solutions.
- Lead small teams of 2-3 independently to drive cultural change and improvements aligned client goals.
- Developed standardized schedule and resource loads to balance labor and improve efficiency for an Aerospace Manufacturer.
- Developed resource load model in partnership with local leaders to gain ownership to reduce plantwide labor cost.
- Facilitated workshops to align client objectives with operational capabilities and strategies.
- Trained leaders on how to conduct performance management with their associates to address performance issues and drive a different level of floor engagement.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams throughout the organization to ensure alignment of objectives.
Management Consultant
DeWolff, Boberg & Associates
Cincinnati, Ohio
07.2021 - 07.2022
- Trained personnel on new procedures related to projects undertaken.
- Identified areas of risk within existing operations and devised mitigation strategies with Managers and Supervisors.
- Reviewed established process flow and procedures to assess areas in need of improvement.
- Utilized KPIs to get front-line leaders to view their business differently and lead with data rather than emotion.
- Utilized basic PDCA with front-line leaders to foster rapid improvement and empowerment, rather than having them wait to be told what to do.
- Conducted working sessions to align managers and supervisors with their roles and responsibilities to create a foundation for a culture of accountability.
Operations Resource
Nestle Waters NA
Somerset, New Jersey
11.2020 - 07.2021
- Managed a team of 30 production employees.
- Established cross training program to mitigate single points of failure.
- Established daily performance targets that could be communicated to the floor that were broken down by area.
- Responsible for process improvements that required collaboration with Maintenance and Material Handling.
- Reestablished culture of safety and the importance of the basics when it comes to PPE.
- Created a line balance tracker to be predictive on where the bottleneck would move as improvements were made.
Operations Supervisor
Bosch USA
Florence, KY
04.2019 - 11.2020
- Established a four-week training program for new hires to reduce turnover.
- Line-balanced individual production lines to achieve units per labor hour target.
- Managed 10 production leads and was responsible for 90 employees.
- Partnered with other departments and shifts to spread improvements beyond one shift.
- Trained and empowered line leads to making decisions independently to prevent downtime due to waiting for a decision.
- Leveraged KPIs to understand individual and overall performance to target improvements and remain unbiased.
Education
Bachelor Of Business Administration (BBA) - Operations Management
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH05-2019
Skills
- Data analysis
- KPI development
- Resource allocation
- Change management
- Advanced problem solving
- Collaborative problem solving
- Meeting facilitation
- Operations management
- Staff training and mentoring
- Agile methodologies
Timeline
Project Manager
DeWolff, Boberg & Associates
07.2025 - Current
Senior Consultant
DeWolff, Boberg & Associates
07.2022 - 07.2025
Management Consultant
DeWolff, Boberg & Associates
07.2021 - 07.2022
Operations Resource
Nestle Waters NA
11.2020 - 07.2021
Operations Supervisor
Bosch USA
04.2019 - 11.2020
Bachelor Of Business Administration (BBA) - Operations Management
University of Cincinnati